Cities with more than one million inhabitants offering the best quality of life for Millennials

Openness and available recreation boosts Montréal up the ranks

Compared to other big cities with a million or more inhabitants, Montréal scores relatively well in the 16 criteria assessed for tallying the general ranking. The city particularly stands out for the following criteria:

Immigration Tolerance (1st in the world)

LGBT Friendliness (1st in America and 8th in the world)

Access to Contraception (1st in America and 8th in the world)

Night Scene (1st in America and 7th in the world)

Festivals (1st in America and 2nd in the world)

Methodological notes

European firm Nestpick, specializing in online rental of furnished apartments, analyzed a number of cities across the world to determine which cities offer the best living environment for Millennials.

In its ranking, Nestpick assessed 16 criteria in the following four categories:

Business Ecosystem: how attractive is the job market to young people, the vibrancy of the start-up environment, and tourist attractions in the city.